And it remains to be seen whether he will want to push ahead with a deal for Matthews as he weighs up his transfer priorities in the final weeks of pre-season.

Swansea had also been linked with a move for Matthews’ Celtic teammate Virgil van Dijk but it is likely that Monk would have to move out players before spending £6m on the centre-back, Chico Flores likely to be given the nod to start the season despite interest from Deportivo La Coruna and former boss Michael Laudrup who is eyeing recruits for new club, Qatari champions Lekhwiya.

A deal for former loan star Jonathan de Guzman could still be on the cards but with the World Cup ace mulling over interest from elsewhere Swansea could focus their interest on Southampton’s Jack Cork.